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March 30, 1943. w. H. FAIRCHILDI 2,315,368

PACKAGE Filed July 12, 1939 amen kw Patented Mar. 30, 1943 PACKAGE 'Walter H. Fairchild, Baltimore, Md, .assignor t TheLBaltimorePaper Box Company, Baltimore, Md, a corporation'of Maryland AppiicationJuIylZ, 1939, Serial No. 2843081 2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in wrappers orreceptacles for globular articles and more particularly to an improved package of globular fruits or vegetables such as peaches, oranges, apples, lemons, tomatoes; etc.

.One of the objects of .the invention is to furnish receptacle elementswhichmay be shipped in flat or knocked-down condition, and which may be readily set-up on a farm or the like when it is 'desired to package globular fruits or vegetables.

Anotherobject-is tosupply a'wrapperor receptacle in which the globular articles may be inspected from one side or either end of the pack age.

Another object is to provide a receptacle comprising a divider strip so that globular articles may be arranged at opposite sides thereof and the package may be made shorter than would be the case if the articles were arranged in a single row.

A still further object is to provide a package so designed that when a number of such packages are placed in a primary ventilated receptacle, each package may be ventilated to permit the escape of gases, etc.

A further object is to produce a simple and inexpensive package and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purpose for which it is designed.

With the foregoing objects outlined and with other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

i is a plan view of my improved package.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal, vertical, section view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, 4 designates a primary sheet of any'suitable flexible fibrous material such as cardboard having opposite side edge portions folded inwardly as at 5 and secured by adhesive or the like to the body portion of the sheet, in order to reinforce the opposite side edge portions of the sheet and eliminate raw edges.

Tongues 6 are stamped from the sheet in order to provide aligned windows I for the display of the contents of the receptacle and these tongues are bent substantially at right angles to the sheet along hinge lines 8 which are parallel to the opposite side edge portions of the sheet and folded adjacent the inner edges of the folded portions 5.

Each tongue is provided adjacent its hinge line with a centrally disposed slot 9 arranged at the openings 1'.

medial portion of the tonguejand such slots are designed to receive extensions Iii of a divider strip I i. I prefer to construct the divider strip of a folded piece of cardboard or the like which isfold'ed along a medial, longitudinal center line i2, as'indicated in Fig. 2 so as to provide a plurality of'plies l3 and'M.

Adjacent'the extensions H! of the divider, the end portions I5 of the latter are straight and parallel so as to form verticalabutments for the tongues ii. This aids in the-setting up of the package and aidsin maintaining the tongues in position after their outer-ends have been secured in'place, as' will be hereinafter explained.

The divider is provided adjacent the extensions it with notches which cooperate with the tongues to form interlocks which effectively hold the tongues and divider in assembled relation after the receptacle has been set up.

In using such a structure the tongues 6 will rst be bent along the lines 8 so as to form the Then the extensions H] will be inserted through the slots 9 and the tongues 6 brought into engagement with the edges l5 of the divider. At such time the partially set-up receptacle will be inverted from the position shown in the drawing, and a number of globular articles I"! may be placed on the sheet 4 at opposite sides of the divider. At this time the opposite end portions of the sheet are brought into overlapping relation, as indicated at I8 in Fig. 2, and finally such overlapping end portions are secured to the ends of the tongues 6 by any suitable means such as staples 13.

In view of the'fact that the tongues 6 have parallel edges (Fig. 2) while the articles are giobular, it will be evident that spaces will be left at each end of the package between the edges 28 and the adjacent portions 2| of the sheet i so that openings are provided at the ends of the package to allow inspection of the articles from either end of the receptacle.

At this point it will be noted that the divider with its extensions I0 is of greater length than the receptacle so that the extensions project beyond the ends 22, as may be seen at 23 in Fig. 1.

Hence, in accordance with the invention, if packagesare placed in a primary receptacle having a width substantially equai tothe length of the divider strip, the ends of the extensions l0 will serve to abut the inner surfaces of opposite walls of the primary carton and space the receptacles from such walls. Hence, ventilation and escape of gases will be provided.

The divider I I may, if desired, be provided with cut-out tongues like the tongues 6, and such tongues may be extended across the interior of the package to divide or separate the articles packed.

It will be manifest that the receptacle may be used for articles other than substantially globular. For example, it may be used for elongated potatoes and the like.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction, use and advantages of my invention may be readily understood and I am aware that changes may be made in the details disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A ventilated receptacle of the character described, comprising a primary sheet having" its end portions overlapped, secured together and forming a tube having opposite side wallsfa top member and a bottom member, tongues struck from the top member, said tongues being integral parts of the top member and hinged to the latter adjacent the ends thereof, the tongues having their ends secured to the bottom member at the overlapping portions of the sheet, each of said tongues forming a substantially vertical end wall of the receptacle and being of materially less width than the width of the receptacle and having side edges spaced from the side walls of the receptacle to form a plurality of openings at each end of the receptacle, aligned open windows of less width than the receptacle arranged in the top member, each tongue being provided about midway between its side edges with a substantially vertical slot positioned at the root end portion only of the tongue, and a substantially vertically disposed divider extending substantially diametrically within the tube and having end extensions extending through said slots and interlocked with the tongues.

2. A ventilated receptacle of the character described, comprising a primary sheet having its end portions overlapped, secured together and forming a tube having opposite side walls, a top member and a bottom member, tongues struck from the top member, said tongues being integral parts of the top member and hinged to the latter adjacent the ends thereof, the tongues having their ends secured to the bottom member at the overlapping portions of the sheet, each of said tongues forming a substantially vertical end wall of the receptacle and being of materially less width than the width of the receptacle and having side edges spaced from the side walls of the receptacle to form a plurality of openings at each end of the receptacle, aligned open windows of less Width than the receptacle arranged in the top member, each tongue being provided about midway between its side edges with a substantially vertical slot positioned at one end portion only of the tongue, and a substantially vertically disposed divider extending substantially diametrically within the tube and having end extensions extending through said slots and interlocked with the tongues.

WALTER H. FAIRCI-IILD. 

